Mitch Haniger
Mitch Haniger | |
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Seattle Mariners – No. 17 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Mountain View, California, U.S. | December 23, 1990|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 16, 2016, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics (through April 26, 2024) | |
Batting average | .256 |
Home runs | 122 |
Runs batted in | 369 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Mitchell Evan Haniger (born December 23, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants.
A collegiate
Amateur career
High school
Haniger attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, part of the West Catholic Athletic League.[1] Haniger was a star two-sport athlete for Archbishop Mitty. In baseball, he batted in the .370s and was among the top prep home run hitters. In football, he had 75 catches for 789 yards and 5 touchdowns as a wide receiver.[1]
College
While at Cal Poly, Haniger played
Following his freshman season at Cal Poly, Haniger spent the summer of 2010 playing wood bat baseball as part of the
In 2012, Haniger finished the season batting .346 (7th in the league)/.438(3rd)/.626(first) in 211 at bats with 48 runs (3rd), 18 doubles (6rd), 13 home runs (first), 64 RBIs (first), 36 walks (4th), and 7 sacrifice flies (first).[7] Haniger won the league's highest plaudit, being named the 2012 Big West Conference Player of the Year[8] and was named an All-American.
Professional career
Milwaukee Brewers
The
In 2013, Haniger began the season rated the 10th-best prospect and best outfield arm in the Brewers organization by Baseball America.
The Brewers invited Haniger to
Arizona Diamondbacks
On July 31, 2014, the Brewers traded Haniger and Anthony Banda to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gerardo Parra.[18] The Diamondbacks assigned him to the Mobile BayBears of the Southern League.[19] Haniger began the 2015 season with Mobile. Though he batted .281/.351/.379 in 153 at bats for Mobile, the Diamondbacks demoted Haniger to the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League in June so that he could play more frequently.[20][21] With Visalia he hit .332(8th in the California League/.381/.619(4th) in 202 at bats.[22] He spent the 2015 season retooling his batting stance and swing to focus on generating more power.[23]
Haniger began the 2016 season with Mobile, with whom he batted .294/.407(5th in the league)/.462 with 8 hit by pitch (6th) in 236 at bats, and was named to the Southern League midseason All Star team.
The Diamondbacks called up Haniger to the major leagues on August 16, 2016.[25] Haniger played his first major league game against the New York Mets that day, becoming the first Diamondbacks player to have a triple as his first major league hit.[5] Haniger also set a record as the first player in Diamondbacks history to tally three RBIs in his inaugural game.[5] For the 2016 season with the Diamondbacks, he hit .229/.309/.404 in 109 at bats.[26] He played 22 games in center field, nine in left field, and four in right field.[26]
Seattle Mariners
On November 23, 2016, the Diamondbacks traded Haniger, Jean Segura, and Zac Curtis to the Seattle Mariners for Taijuan Walker and Ketel Marte.[27]
2017
He was rated the fifth-best prospect in the Mariners' farm system by Baseball America heading into the 2017 season.
Haniger finished 2017, his rookie season, batting .282/.352/.491 in 369 at bats with 58 runs, 16 home runs, and 47 RBIs in 96 games.[31] He played 94 games in right field, six in center field, and two in left field.[26] His range factor of 2.37 per 9 innings was the second-best among AL right fielders, though his five errors were third-most.[26]
2018
Coming off a productive, yet injury-shortened, rookie campaign, Haniger finished the first half of the season hitting .272/.358/.488 with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. Haniger was named to the
Haniger's breakout season ended with a .285/.366/.493 slash line in 596 at bats (7th in the AL) with 58 runs, 26 home runs, 93 RBIs (10th), and 7 sacrifice flies (7th) in 157 games, finishing 11th in
2019–20
Following the departure of star teammates such as
Haniger sat out the 2020 season due to numerous surgeries between the offseason and during the pandemic-shortened season.
2021
Haniger returned to baseball in 2021 and had a career year. He was named July 18 AL Player of the Week.[26]
He hit .253/.318/.486 in 620 at bats (7th in the AL) with 110 runs (6th), 39 home runs (5th), 100 RBIs, 8 sacrifice flies (8th), and 169 strikeouts (8th).[26] He set career highs in home runs, runs batted in, and runs scored. He played 123 games in right field, and 34 at DH.[26] He led the AL in range factor per game as a right fielder (2.22), and was second in fielding percentage (.989).[26] He came in 20th in the voting for MVP.[26]
2022
On June 16, 2022, Haniger was placed on the 60-day injured list with an ankle injury.[36] He was activated on August 6.[37] In 2022 Haniger batted .246/.308/.429 in 224 at bats, with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs.[26] He played 47 games in right field, and 12 at DH.[26]
San Francisco Giants
On December 7, 2022, Haniger signed a three-year, $43.5 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.[38] Haniger hit .230 in 40 games for the Giants before he was hit in the arm by a pitch from St. Louis Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty on June 13, 2023.[39] He was later diagnosed with a fractured right forearm and underwent surgery to repair the injury.[40] Haniger was transferred to the 60-day injured list on June 22.[41] He was activated on August 29.[42]
Seattle Mariners (second stint)
On January 5, 2024, the Giants traded Haniger along with Anthony DeSclafani and cash considerations to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Robbie Ray.[43][44]
International career
On October 29, 2018, Haniger was named to the MLB All-Stars team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[45]
Personal life
Haniger married his high school sweetheart,[46] Amanda Gimenez, in 2016. Their daughter was born in December 2020. The family resides in Seattle.[47]
References
- ^ a b Mitch Stephens, "Top 100: Haniger is a Prophet with Power," Max Preps, www.maxpreps.com/ May 28, 2009.
- ^ "Cal Poly's Mitch Haniger is armed and dangerous: Known for his powerful throwing arm, Haniger is now lethal with the bat". The Tribune. SanLuisObispo.com. May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ a b Scroggin, Joshua D. (June 4, 2012). "Cal Poly's Haniger taken by Milwaukee in the Major League Baseball draft | Cal Poly". The Tribune. SanLuisObispo.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ Fitt, Aaron (May 9, 2012). "College: On Campus: Mitch Haniger Brings The Power For Cal Poly". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Former Knights Outfielder Mitch Haniger Hits Way to Big Leagues," corvallisknights.com, August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Conor Mulvaney, "Haniger Leads Cal Poly Baseball," Mustang News, www.mustangnews.net, May 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c Tom Haudricourt, "Brewers Go for Power in Draft: Milwaukee Takes Hitters Coulter, Roache, Haniger," Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Cal Poly's Mitch Haniger named Big West Player of the Year". Ksby.com. May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ McKenzie, Melissa; Haugh, Robert (July 2012). "Sports Briefs". The Santa Clara Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ Ronit Shah, "Milwaukee Brewers Sign Mitch Haniger," MLB Daily Dish [SB Nation], June 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Bernie Pleskoff: Brewers prospect Mitch Haniger on fast track in Arizona Fall League | brewers.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Mitch Haniger Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ a b "Prospects Mitch Haniger and David Goforth head Brewers' list of seven NRIs | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Mitch Haniger's slam lifts Surprise to Opening Day victory | brewers.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Brewers prospect Mitch Haniger named Arizona Fall League Co-Player of Week | brewers.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. October 15, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Mitch Haniger Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
- ^ Mark McCarter, "Mitch Haniger's Springtime Taste of Major Leagues Helps Fuel Desire to Progress,", The Birmingham News, May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks trade Gerardo Parra to Milwaukee Brewers for prospects Mitch Haniger and Anthony Banda". Arizona Sports. July 31, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Piecoro, Nick (August 22, 2014). "Mitch Haniger debuts for Arizona Diamondbacks farm club". azcentral. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks prospecs Mitch Haniger belts two homers, plates four for Visalia Rawhide – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Diamondbacks shake up Rawhide roster". Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register. June 27, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "2015 California League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Mitch Haniger continues to impress the Mariners with his power and preparation". The Seattle Times. February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Haniger gives Aces some pop".
- ^ Clefo, "Mitch Haniger called up, Socrates Brito sent down," AZ Snake Pit [SB Nation], www.azsnakepit.com, August 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Mitch Haniger Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Perry, Dayn (November 23, 2016). "Mariners, D-Backs swap Taijuan Walker, Segura as part of 5-player trade: Arizona gets help in the rotation while Seattle lands an impact infielder". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ Glaser, Kyle (November 30, 2016). "2017 Seattle Mariners Top 10 Prospects". Baseball America. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Perry, Dayn (March 31, 2017). "Mariners finalize their projected opening day 25-man roster". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Divish, Ryan (July 29, 2017). "Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger exits Saturday's game after being hit in the face by a pitch (video)". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Mitch Haniger Stats Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Cotterill, TJ (July 16, 2018). "Breaking down the four Mariners headed for the MLB All-Star Game". The News Tribune.
- ^ "Mitch Haniger Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ Byrne, Connor (March 28, 2019). "Offseason In Review: Seattle Mariners". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ Divish, Ryan (June 7, 2019). "Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger placed on the 10-day injured list with ruptured testicle and more injury updates". Seattle Times.
- ^ "Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Moved to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Mariners reinstate OF Mitch Haniger from 60-day IL". msn.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (December 7, 2022). "Haniger agrees to three-year, $43.5 million deal with Giants". MLB.com. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "Giants OF Mitch Haniger fractures forearm when hit by pitch". espn.com. June 14, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Giants' Mitch Haniger: Needs surgery for fractured forearm". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Giants' Mitch Haniger: Shifts to 60-day injured list". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Giants' Mitch Haniger: Activated 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mariners acquire Haniger, DeSclafani for Ray". MLB.com. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Passan, Jeff (January 5, 2024). "Mariners trade Robbie Ray to Giants for Mitch Haniger, Anthony DeSclafani". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "2018日米野球 MLBオールスターチーム コーチ・出場予定選手発表". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "The rise of Mitch Haniger". Mustang News. May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger and his wife had a really great week". December 6, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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